Eaves-trough and support



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M. MAcG. BLAGKER. EAVES THOUGH AND SUPPORT.

No. 503,119. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

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M. MAG-G. BLAOKER.

EAVBS THOUGH AND SUPPORT. 7 N10. 503.119. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

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MURRAY MACGREGQR BLAOKER, OF AMELIA COURT-HOUSE, VIRGINIA.

EAVES-TROUGH .AND SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,119, dated August15, 1893.

- Application filed September 14, 1892. Serial No. 445,874. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MURRAY MACGREGOR BLAQKER, a citizen of GreatBritain, residing at Amelia Oourt-House, in the county of Amelia andState of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEaves- Troughs and Supports, of which the following is aspecification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in eaves troughs,and means for supporting the same, and consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts as detailed in the followingspecification and particularly specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is a perspective view of part of adwelling with my device attachedthereto. Fig. 2 shows the hanger, theparts being detached. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the preferred form oftrough. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line 00, m Fig. 3. Figs. 5and 6, 7 and 8, show respectively a plan and a sectional view ofmodified forms of troughs.

It is well known that there are serious disadvantages incident to usingthe ordinary tin troughs commonly in use, first because of their lack ofstrength, secondly because of their non-adjustability, and thirdlybecause of the skilled labor it requires to place 'them upon a dwelling.My invention aims to overcome these difficulties, and I do so by makingmy troughs of metal preferably cast in lengths of six feet, and byproviding simple means whereby they can be adj ustably and detachablysecured together quickly and without requiring the knowledge necessaryto attach the soldered tin eaves troughs now in use. Combined with thisadjustable and detachable trough, I use a two-part adjustable support,one part of which can be driven at any point into the dwelling, and uponwhich the other part is adjusted so as to hold the trough in any desiredplace or plane.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A represents a pin having athreaded or smooth pointed end (1 adapted to be driven into thedwelling. The other end has a slot a. in which slides the stem 19 of thebifurcated support 13, upon which the trough rests. The stem 1) isthreaded at b, with which two nuts engage, one above the pin A and onebelow it, to permit of a vertical or horizontal adj ust ment. The arms17 of the support form a semicircle and conform to the size and shape ofthe trough.

There can be manydiiferent modifications of the troughs as regards shapeand manner of adjustment, and I do not limit myself to any of thedetails which I have shown andhereinafter describe.

My preferred form of trough is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and referring tothem, 0 is the trough which is tapering and also semicircu lar insection, and may be cast with or without a flanged edge, though as shownit has none. As aforesaid the trough is preferably cast in lengths ofsix feet, so that they may be the more easily handled. It will be seenthat the smaller end 0 of the trough is cut off in a curve, and has asemicircular recess 0' one on each side close to the end. At the largerend 0 there are caston the sides at a little distance from the end smallstuds or pintles c circular in form and corresponding in size to thepintle seats 0. When it is desired to couple two trough sections, onelength 0 is raised at an angle to the other C, and the pintles areseated in the pintle seats 0', c, and around the pintles as pivots. Thelength 0 is then rocked downward, to a level with the lengths C, and itis then impossible to disengage them, one from the other, until they arerocked again into an unusual angular position. Thus it will be seen thatas long as the lengths of pipe lie in ahorizontal normal position, theyare secured against longitudinal or lateral displacement, being detachedor uncoupled only when in an abnormal or unusual position. As aforesaid,the inclosed end of the pipe length is curved (when seen in side View),but the end may be cut off at an angle, in a straight line, as theobject is merely to allow the inclosed end to swing freely around thepintles.

The trough may be cast in angles to fit the corners of a dwelling, andwhen it is desired to have a drain pipe, I cast on the length a branchduct C with athread O to which may be screwed an ordinary conductingpipe 0 In Figs. 5 and 6, is shown another form of trough. The lengths D,D, are cast with a countersink d at one end, and a semicircular groove01'. There is a stop or shoulder 01 at the end of the groove cl, and Icast these shoulders alternately first on one side and then on theother. On the other end of each length of pipe I cast an annular flanged, which fits in the aforesaid groove, and is prevented from twistingtherein by the stops or shoulders d which as just said are castalternately on opposite sides.

Instead of having the shoulder, I may cast the one length D with a bolte rigidly secured therein, and passing through an aperture in thegroove, and use a nut e to fasten the lengths together, as shown inFigs. 7 and 8.

In each of the last two forms one end of the pipe section iscountersunk, so that the two lengths may be coupled together withoutsoldering, and without danger of breakage.

I am aware that it has been proposed to couple two lengths by means ofan apertured sleeve or collar, and a nutted bolt, and I do not claimsuch as my invention.

I am also aware that stove pipes have been joined by constructing thejoining ends, one with a flange and the other with a groove. But it isobvious that were the stove pipe sections cut in half to form a trough,it would require supplemental fastening devices to connect them. I donot claim such a pipe joint, nor do I broadly claim trough sectionshaving flanges and grooves, and connected by supplemental fasteningdevices.

What I claim is 1. The combination with the support, of the cast metaleaves trough composed of detachable sections, the one end of eachsection inclosing the other end of the next adjoining section, and aprojection on each side of one of said sections engaging correspondingparts of the other said section, whereby they are detachably securedagainst displacement as described.

2. A cast metal eaves trough composed of duplicate sections the one endof each section being inelosed in the other end of the other sectionwhen in position, one section having a pintle near one end and the othersection having pintle seats in the other end, said sections beingcoupled and uncoupled only when in an unusual position, substantially asset forth.

3. A cast metal eaves trough composed of duplicate sections, the one endof each section being inelosed in the other end of the next adjoiningsection, each section having a short pintle on each side near one endand corresponding pintle seats in the other end, and one end beingcurved as shown, whereby said sections may be coupled and uncoupled onlywhen in an unusual position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I ai'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MURRAY lllAGGREGOR BLACKER.

\Vitnesses:

Son. Cu'ronms, WILLIAM J. WooDs.

